{"product_id":"the-running-flame-hardcover","title":"The Running Flame - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFang Fang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"She knew that if she didn't say her piece, that flame would never be extinguished; even after death, it would continue raging.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Running Flame\u003c\/i\u003e opens with its protagonist in prison awaiting execution, desperate to give an account of her life. Yingzhi, a girl from the countryside, sees opportunity in the liberal trends sweeping across China. After high school, she joins a song-and-dance troupe, which allows her to travel and opens her eyes to new people and places. But an unplanned pregnancy brings an abrupt end to all her youthful dreams. Trapped in a bad marriage, Yingzhi is driven to desperate measures--and eventually a shocking act of violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFang Fang's explosive short novel inspired widespread social debate in China upon its publication in 2001. In exploring the difficulties of one woman shackled by patriarchal tradition against the backdrop of radical social change, \u003ci\u003eThe Running Flame\u003c\/i\u003e bears witness to widespread experiences of gendered violence and inequality. Fang Fang evocatively captures both the heady feeling of possibility in China's roaring 1990s and its dark underside, as economic reform unleashed social dislocation in towns and villages. The novel draws loosely from interviews the author conducted with female death row inmates in a Chinese prison. Equal parts social critique and domestic horror, \u003ci\u003e The Running Flame\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping, propulsive narrative that shines a light on the struggles of poor women in China's countryside.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFang Fang is the pen name of Wang Fang, one of contemporary China's most celebrated writers. Her books in English include \u003ci\u003eSoft Burial\u003c\/i\u003e, also translated by Michael Berry. Fang Fang's account of the COVID-19 lockdown in her hometown, \u003ci\u003eWuhan Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, was translated into twenty languages and garnered critical acclaim from major media outlets around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Berry is professor of contemporary Chinese cultural studies and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. A Guggenheim Fellow, he is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eJia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and \u003ci\u003eTranslation, Disinformation, and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWuhan Diary\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). He is also the translator of numerous books, including Fang Fang's \u003ci\u003eWuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City\u003c\/i\u003e (2020).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44129131987079,"sku":"9780231215008","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/gzjhdcM8hN9780231215008.webp?v=1773132509","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-running-flame-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}